Photos: Melania Trump Shares White House Bowling Alley Renovation

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May 1, 2019

Published May 1, 2019 at 5:42 PM | Updated at 8:56 PM EDT on May 1, 2019

First Lady Melania Trump shared photos Wednesday of the recently renovated White House Bowling Alley, in which she hosted the children of members of her U.S. Secret Service detail on Tuesday.

The bowling alley, first installed and used in 1973 during President Richard Nixon's administration, has been used by presidents and their friends and families since then and was last renovated in 1994 during former President Bill Clinton's term.

That renovation was a major departure from the original design, and the First Lady led the effort to restore the original wooden lane, while also updating electrical wiring, mechanics and the interior design.

The cost of the renovation was funded by the Bowling Proprietors' Association of America, according to the White House.